President of the Eisenhower Group, Inc. and the granddaughter of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower. Author of three books and involved in editing four others.
First female U.S. Senator. First woman to sit in both houses of the United States Congress. Recipient of the U.S. Air Force's most prestigious award, among others. Recipient of 96 honorary degrees and presented with a Presidential [Medal of Freedom] Award by [George H. W. Bush|President Bush] in 1989.
First Lieutenant in the United States Army. First known sorority casualty in the current conflict in Iraq. A bronze bust of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ashley Henderson-Huff, was dedicated during a ceremony opening the Erbil Police Academy October 15 in Erbil, Iraq.
First woman principal of a high school in Duval County, Florida; retired in 1975. Civic involvement included Executive Director of an agency on aging, lobbied for issues pertaining to the elderly, and served as Director of the North Florida Mental Health Association. She also authored two books.
Managing editor for The Lyons Group. On board for the creation of Barney, the popular purple dinosaur featured on PBS, managing the worldwide publishing division. She has authored several best-selling Barney books and edited hundreds of others. Once Barney was acquired by HIT Entertainment, she edited books for Thomas the Tank Engine, Bob the Builder, Angelina Ballerina, The Wiggles and other charished children's characters.
Mission specialist for NASA. Her first flight into space was aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1985. She took her Sigma Kappa badge on her flight into space.
A partner at and founder of The Longevity Fund, a venture capital firm focused on aging and life extension. Deming was accepted to MIT at age 14, but later dropped out at age 17 to accept the $100,000 Thiel Fellowship and start a venture capital firm. Deming was one of only two women in the 2011 initial class of Thiel Fellows.
Professional tennis player. Inducted into the California Women Athletes Hall of Fame. Wimbledon tennis champion in 1931 and won other numerous state and national tennis championships. Anna served as national president of Sigma Kappa from 1939-1942.
Olympic Cyclist. (See UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Women.) She continues to cycle in the Pacific Northwest and is on the Board of Directors of the Marymoor Velodrome Association in Redmond, Washington.
First nutritionist for Weight Watchers International. She wrote their first maintenance plan. Thousands used it as a guide to maintain their normal weight after their proper weight loss.
President of the National Mental Health Association in 1986. She has received such honors as the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Award, Women Helping Women Award, Mental Health Association in Texas Honoree, Public Citizen of the Year, and other awards for her contributions to higher education and children's mental health.
